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9 Unexpected Things Found in Drinking Water

By Dana ChivvisDec 8th 2009 – 4:16PM
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(Dec. 8) -- Charles Duhigg of The New York Times today delivered the latest unsettling news about the nation's water supply: It's not as clean as you might think. An analysis of federal data from the last five years revealed that more than 20 percent of the nation's water-treatment systems have broken provisions of the...

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Hiking On Patagonia's Most Famous Glacier: Perito Moreno

By Jessica Festa Apr 15th 2012 - 10:24AM

The area is actually one of the world's biggest drinking water supplies.

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Hydrofracking: A Bad Bet for the Environment -- and the Economy

By Paul Gallay Jan 05th 2012 - 03:52PM

As New York considers new hydrofracking regulations that would allow companies to drill an estimated 48,000 gas wells across the rural countryside, many see the pitched battle over the state's fracking plan as a tug-of-war between the environment and the economy.

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Marcia G. Yerman: Semper Fi: Always Faithful-- Documenting a Fight for Environmental Justice

By Marcia G. Yerman Aug 28th 2011 - 04:37PM

"There are over 130 contaminated military sites in the United states. This makes the Department of Defense the nation's largest polluter."

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WASH for Life: Testing Promising Solutions and Scaling Proven Successes in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

By Maura O'Neill Jul 19th 2011 - 08:13PM

In 2008, the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire brought the issue of unsafe sanitation to the silver screen.

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China Acid Spill Knocks Out Water To Half Million

By AP Jun 07th 2011 - 09:12AM

A toxic chemical spilled into a river that supplies drinking water to the scenic city of Hangzhou in eastern China, knocking out supplies to more than half a million people and creating a run on bottled water.

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